Tuesday, 1 May 2018

On
arrival at Atherton today we were all greeted with that nip in the
air that, as Summer retreats,
is synonymous with Tablelands’
mornings. The day itself had patches of overcast sky but the
majority of the day was sunny and pleasantly warm. Luckily, by the
time some showers started to fall, the whole field was in.

The
course itself was in very good condition, with the greens excellent
and running at a good speed. The
day’s scores reflected this.
I think everyone will agree that some of the pins were in some
“interesting” positions, with
holes 14 and 15 immediately springing to mind. The course is a great
credit to the Green-keeper, Brendan and the members he has helping
him.If
this standard of course continues throughout the year, it
augurs well for the Club and
our Championships in August.
Thanks also go to Kylie, the Club manager and to Kevin who was behind
the bar looking after our needs.

The
event today was a Consistency event and was sponsored by BROTHERS
LEAGUES CLUB and
we are very grateful of their continued sponsorship. We had 79
players tee off, 67
men and 12 ladies. It
was interesting that the Winners
and Runners Up in
both Men’s Divisions were
Tablelands members. Talk
about “local knowledge”.

Our
three Committee ladies were away today, but contrary to the
expectations of the three, the male members of the Committee handled
registration, et
cetera, in a completely professional and efficient
manner. There
was some talk that the men could handle it on their own all of the
time. Joking!
Joking! Sorry! Sorry! Ladies,
please
come back, we did really miss you.However,
there
is an allegation, unsubstantiated at this stage, there were two
10/6 groups waiting on the 6th
tee with a statement being made that “the
men are useless on the registration desk without women to guide
them”.

Our
best wishes go to Tom Stager, who was operated on in Townsville
yesterday to have a heart valve replaced. In a text forwarded to me
during the game from his good Mate, Wal Anthony, Tom was back to
giving cheek and thus, according
to Wal,
was O.K.
I never cease to be amazed by
the resilience of the man considering the trials he has faced over
the past 13 or so years. It may be some weeks before Tom joins usagain
at the Vets but he will certainly be welcomed back. Wal will keep us
apprised of Tom’s
recovery progress as time goes by.

Our
next game will be at Gordonvale on 8th May. Looking forward to
seeing you all there.